What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
Another great experience. Seeing old friends, meeting new friends. I’ve been in music and the music business my entire life. It’s what I love to do, so I enjoy getting out there and making new contacts and finding the next new great artist. I was very impressed with the high caliber line-up of both artists and Industry execs you have coming in for your conference. As soon as I saw the list, and knew most everyone on it, I just had to make the trip!
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
I particularly look forward to seeing Tata Young perform again. She’s not only a total star, but extremely intelligent, talented and hard working. She always brings her best game to the stage.
Also - Biuret, Midnight Youth, Super VC, Kill Devil Hills and maybe Red Ink.
There is so much incredible talent on your side of the globe, particularly throughout Asia. I’ve always believed it was just a matter of time before Asian artists would start successfully crossing over into the mainstream music scene in big ways in the Western markets, particularly the U.S. I’m always looking for artists that can make that leap. Australian artsts having been doing this a long time already.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
First you should remove the word “Industry” from the tagline above. It’s all about uniting the artists with the fans. The music industry should just be the platform….the enabler. This is still all about the music…and the fans. It’s not about us (the industry).
Tim Prescott [pictured right] is CEO of Albert Music, who work with artists such as Old Man River, Megan Washington, Shelley Harland and Dappled Cities. He is appearing at One Movement For Music Perth as a panelist; click here to download the MUSEXPO Asia Pacific conference program.
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
New ideas, new music and new people. I am excited to be connecting with old colleagues, and also potential new partners who are enthusiastic about the future for the music business. The focus on Asia will be particularly interesting. And of course we are showing off some of our great new song writing talent at our showcase with Hub Management – Washington, Seabellies and Old Man River – don’t miss this show.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
Ours of course, Bertie Blackman, Dappled Cities… and also I would like to catch a couple of the Asian acts to see what they are into.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
Fans and artists are already driving the change. They have a dialogue that’s going already – predominately online and through live performance, and even in real time (Twitter, for example). It really only depends on how much an artist wants to put into it, or how accessible they want to be. Unfortunately, because of this direct dialogue some artists have decided to disengage from the “industry” part of the equation, believing it is not necessary; but I think that is a mistake, and I also think it is now swinging back to a three-way partnership as artists and the music industry figure out how best to behave in the new digital world.
Ultimately I believe that the business aspects of the music industry should be the silent partner in the triangle and not impose on the very special artist–fan relationship.
We are about commerce, and to the extent that we have a dialogue with fans, it should only be in the interests of the artists we represent. Unfortunately through the pace of change that’s where we (the industry) might have fallen down in recent years – for example by not valuing that fan relationship, or being able to protect the artists sufficiently from online piracy, or through inadequate frameworks that don’t allow the artists to earn what they are worth.
So, I think the one uniting factor is that all of us - the artists, the managers, record companies, (big and small), publishers and the live industry - need to be able to figure out how to develop new hit artists, rebuild the financial models, and ensure we serve the artist so they get paid adequately for their talent, whilst also respecting the new generation of music fans and their desire to access the artists and their music.
The industry is slowly finding its way in the new, evolving paradigm and whilst I don’t know the total solution (and maybe there are several), I think the real secret lies in “artist service”, and not “artist exploitation”. To me that means supporting a framework where we facilitate and encourage the dialogue between the artist and their fans, but we also focus on giving the artist what they need – creative guidance, marketing and promotion, manage artist rights, room to breathe, places to play and create, and the ability to earn a living.
There is no silver bullet, nor is there one solution that will unite the industry with the artists and fans; but we need to keep looking.
I am torn between Mumford & Sons‘ single ‘Little Lion Man’ and the new Powderfinger single ‘All Of The Dreamers’. [both embedded below]
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement Festival and Conference?
Wealth, power and recognition. Seriously, I hope I can meet some like-minded people doing similar things to us in other parts other world and investigate the possibilities of doing those like-minded things together.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
I haven’t given it any thought yet to be completely honest……I will just follow my nose when I get there.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
Music has to be seen by the public as the integral and valued commodity that it really is and then the music business has to learn to try and stop gouging as much money from those fans and find some sustainability in the relationship.
‘FYI (Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence)’ by Utada Hikaru. [embedded below]
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement Festival and Conference?
I am looking forward very much to meeting and talking to other radio executives and people from the major labels - very interesting bunch of people!
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
I’m looking forward to seeing Kate Miller-Heidke - I believe she has a massive future in front of her.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
There is a perception that the industry overall is greedy. There appears to be a lot of endless bickering between artists, labels, promoters and lawyers that ends up in the media and makes the entire industry look like children. There’s too much hypocrisy and too many mixed messages flying around sometimes.
Sudhir Shreedharan [pictured below right] is Editor-In-Chief of Indian Music Talks, the official Indian Music Industry newsletter. He is appearing at One Movement For Music Perth as a panelist; click here to download the MUSEXPO Asia Pacific conference program.
What’s your favorite song this week?
It’s definitely ‘Boys with Girlfriends’ by Meiko. [embedded below]
Beautiful Lyrics. Great Music. And I am crazy about her voice!!
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement Festival and Conference?
Besides waiting to hear from some of the best bands who are travelling from all over the planet for the festival, I hope to meet the biggest and the most influential people in the music business at the conference. Sat Bisla had discussed OMFM with me a couple of months ago but at the time I had never thought it would turn into such a huge beautiful event. It’s amazing to see the whole world come together for such a mammoth music event ever witnessed in Asia Pacific.
For me, it’s going tobe an enlightening experience to just see and believe all of this!!
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
Tata Young for sure cos’ she has been a massive HIT in India. Surprisingly she has never capitalised on her popularity in the Indian market. I am keen to see her showcase and figure out if our the Indian Music Industry newsletter can give her the adequate support to relaunch her into the Indian market. There are a billion people in my country who have been waiting to listen and see Tata perform again!!
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
Today delivery platforms of content have drastically changed. The rate of change has surely been difficult for the music industry to catch up with primarily because a part of the music business has always opposed technology and blamed it as a reason for PIRACY. Why else would you see a software company (Apple - iTunes) riding the highest crest of the music business.
But a sensible vast majority of the music business has embraced TECHNOLOGY to enhance BUSINESS. Especially the artists. The consumers (FANS) have come a long way from LP’s and CD players to ipods and iTunes.
6 year old kids in my country, India (where most people are still living below the poverty line) listen to music on their mobile phones and the industry in India is battling out for a better revenue share with all the industries including the mobile industry that consumes music and monetises it in more ways than one. Clearly we in India missed the Technology Bus.
Today’s Fans need to feel one with the artists and I don’t think we need to elaborate on that considering the huge volumes of sticky eyeballs generated by the zillion artist’s websites and sites like Myspace. Artists have realised this more than anyone else and have started reaching out to their fans through multiple internet and mobile platforms.
Its now for the industry (including the major music labels) to take this onto the next level and be a better conduit (not just focus on sales but on relationship management and leverage this) between the artists and their fans.
The industry surely doesn’t wanna miss this bus, like we did with the advent of the TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION in the music business.
I am sure that, there are more ways than one, that the industry has thought about - ARTIST FAN RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT. And I am also sure that TECHNOLOGY will be the key driver for the music industry in this process. It will be exciting to listen to these thoughts from some of the OMFM speakers.
‘She Needs Me’ by Fyfe Dangerfield. [right click here and save- as to download via the A&R Worldwide blog]
It’s the new song from the solo album from the Guillemots founder. It reminds me of Talk Talk meets Mika.
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
As with most events I attend, I hope to leave inspired, make great new relationships and discover some great new talent. So far, it seems that One Movement has already exceeded my expectations. It’s truly going to put the Asia Pacific market on the global music map.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
I’m looking forward to seeing as many showcasing artists as possible. There is a deluge of great talent showcasing at One Movement this year and I’m keen to catch as many of the acts as possible. While I’ve seen a number of the acts before, some of the ones I’ve not seen yet but am excited to see include Philadelphia Grand Jury, Art Vs. Science, Pentagram, Passenger, Wolf & Cub, Old Man River, Joe Echo, and The Parlotones to name just a few.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
All parties are in the same boat together. We all love music. I think it’s great that an event like One Movement for Music is bringing artist, fans and industry together.
This event (before it’s even started) has turned me and many of my colleagues, other artists and fans onto the rich musical artistry in Western Australia. We had no idea of all the great independent talent in Western Australia, but thanks to One Movement already spreading the word (pre-event) about its local talent pool…the world is more abreast of what is happening musically in WA (until now it seems like WA music has been kept a great secret). I can only imagine what great things will happen when the world descends upon Perth for One Movement For Music…it feels as a new movement has arose that truly loves and cares about all things music.
Ashley Sellers [pictured right] is the CEO of Inertia Music, a Sydney-based independent record label. He is appearing at One Movement For Music Perth as a panelist; click here to download the Independent Times conference program.
Ashley, what’s your favourite song this week?
The XX – ‘Islands’ [video embedded below]
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement Festival and Conference?
Catching up with delegates I know and meeting the ones I don’t yet. Insights from the panels. Hearing some new music at the showcases and hanging out at the Inertia Late Bar!
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
Dappled Cities, Whitley, Old Man River, Melodramas, and Wolf & Cub.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
Stop preaching to the converted; nowadays music fans know about new artists/buzz artists. Stop arresting individual fans who illegally download. Educate fans that music is art and that they should financially support it.
Seymour, what do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
An excellent opportunity is presented anytime like-minded music people from around the globe get together. One Movement in Perth is particularly unique because of its location on Australia’s west coast and its proximity to so many vitally important 21st century markets like India, China, South East Asia, and South Africa. In going over the list of participants I am overwhelmed by the calibre, diversity, and countries they represent. All areas of music are covered and include some of the best and brightest names. Being around the business as long as I have, I know many of the participants. I am even more excited by the people who I don’t know as it presents an incredible opportunity to meet and create new relationships.
Certain markets in the West have suffered so badly over the past decade, that it’s impossible to imagine they will ever reach sales achieved in the past. We must look to new markets to fill the gap. More than one in every three people on earth reside in China or India and both have a vast diaspora around the rest of the world. To a large degree the future of the music industry lies in our ability to bring these and other countries onboard. Some of us have already started and their will be excellent opportunity at One Movement to continue these endeavors.
Which artists showcases sets are you most looking forward to watching?
Some of the artists/bands who will be performing are familiar; many are not. It would be great if we could have a CD with two or more tracks from each of the acts available to us on CD or mp3 to listen to. Needless to say, I will be out there every night (and day) trying to catch as many gigs as possible.
One Movement’s tagline is “artist, industry, fan united”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
The artist is what our industry is all about. From my perspective I firmly believe that record company presence is necessary and important now as ever. Just as the music and the way it is delivered has evolved and is constantly changing so must record companies keep pace. I can only speak for Sire and for our parent Warner Bros. The changes at Warner’s over the past five or more years have been amazing, especially to someone as old-school as me. It’s a whole new world out there, evolving all the time, and Warner Bros. Records and the Warner Music Group are keeping pace. I believe the other majors and most indies are attempting to do the same. These are hard times, but we’ll get through them.
As I said earlier, as long as we realize the artist and their music is what it’s all about and continue to do our very best to discover, sign, develop, market and improve their fan base record companies will remain viable and secure.
Remember, music is not a luxury, it is a necessity. For most of us it is the soundtrack of our lives; ever changing and hopefully ever expanding. Unlike film, radio, TV, and video games; all products of the 20th century - music is one of the oldest forms of entertainment. It’s not going away. It was flourishing even before the phonograph when it was more about the composer and exploiting their work. If we were around 150 years ago and working in music chances are we’d be in Vienna, Paris, Berlin, St. Petersburg, or Milan, not New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, London, or Perth.
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
I’m just hoping to attend as many panels as I can, and meet as many people as possible. There’s some really interesting panelists from Asia and India that I’m looking forward to seeing. And the Dew Process shindig should be a blast!
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
Sarah Blasko and Whitley, as well as Canvas Kites, Dappled Cities, the Philly Jays…there’s so many. I’m also looking forward to seeing some of the locals, like Harlequin League.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
I work in digital, and there is obviously a huge amount of change happening all the time. However, one thing that really stands out for me is the battle between generating revenue from new sources like streaming audio and videos vs making the music accessible to fans. When an artist is starting out, fans are encouraged to share artist videos, download free mp3s, post music on blogs etc. Then, once the fan has done the work spreading the word about that artist and the artist gets to a certain level of success, these rights, like video embedding and streaming audio can be taken away by the label.
I’m not sure what the perfect solution for this is, but I definitely understand the frustration this causes fans and some artists!
Bill Cullen [pictured right] is a director of One Louder Entertainment, who provide management for Paul Kelly, Sarah Blasko, The Drones, End Of Fashion and Kate Miller-Heidke. He is appearing at One Movement For Music Perth as a panelist; click here to download the Independent Times conference program.
Bill, what’s your favourite song this week?
‘Kiss With A Fist’ by Florence & The Machine [live video embedded below]
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement Festival and Conference?
Maybe a bit of a suntan, lots of new friends and world domination for our artists. would settle for just asian domination.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
Other than Sarah Blasko and Kate Miller-Heidke:
Meiko - I saw part of her set a couple of months ago in London and was really impressed
Philadelphia Grand Jury - Look forward to seeing them on a big stage. Great, infectious pop songs with humour.
Dan Sultan - I’ve never seen Dan with his band. The guy is a superstar.
Joe Echo - I’ve heard great things about this Irish singer-songwriter.
The Beards - Having just recently become beard-free, it will be somewhat nostalgic to hear a band whose songs are all about beards.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
I think technology is already bringing industry, artists and fans together. the industry just needs to embrace technology to the same level that punters have.
Doug Banker [pictured right] is Vice President of McGhee Entertainment, an artist management company with offices in Los Angeles and Nashville. He also managed One Movement Showcase Music Festival artist Tata Young between 1999 and 2007, and is appearing at One Movement For Music Perth as a panelist; click here to download the MUSEXPO Asia Pacific conference program.
Tim Prescott [pictured right] is CEO of Albert Music, who work with artists such as Old Man River, Megan Washington, Shelley Harland and Dappled Cities. He is appearing at 
Paul Piticco [pictured right] is founder of Brisbane-based 
Besides waiting to hear from some of the best bands who are travelling from all over the planet for the festival, I hope to meet the biggest and the most influential people in the music business at the conference. 
Sat, what’s your favourite song this week?
Ashley Sellers [pictured right] is the CEO of 
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Carney Nir [pictured right] is New Media Manager at 
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